Medical Secretary

Job overview

A vacancy has arisen for an experienced, Medical Secretary at the Birmingham Children’s Hospital in central Birmingham. The post holder will play an important role providing an effective and efficient administrative and secretarial service to two Consultant Respiratory Paediatricians and their teams/department.

Candidates will be self-motivated and possess an RSA II qualification (or equivalent), along with an AMSPAR certificate or comparable medical secretarial experience. You’ll enjoy working within a multi-disciplinary team and have the ability to relate to children, parents, other family members, and other medical professionals. This will be complemented by excellent organisational and communication skills.

Informal enquiries are welcome, please call Sharon Campbell, Medical Secretarial Team Leader on 0121 333 8393 or Brodie White, Operational Manager on 0121 333 9161.

Main duties of the job

• The Consultant is organised effectively and efficiently so that he/she is able to operate all their clinical and non-clinical commitments.
• Patient episodes are organised effectively and efficiently so that the patients are seen without clinical risk and within NHS guidelines and targets.
• Actions resulting from each patient episode are planned and followed up within agreed timescales.
• Completed investigations are available to each consultant and the appropriate healthcare team, when required.
• Patient admission episodes are planned and organised effectively and efficiently, in accordance with Consultant requirements and Trust policies.
• The Trust is able to accurately review and report compliance with relevant NHS guidelines and targets with regard to waiting times and patient activity

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.